Vanity case



May 20, 1930. H, HElTE-L ET AL VANITY CASE Filed July 24, 1928 2sheets-sheet 1 May 20, 1930. H HElTEL ET AL 1,759,616

VANITY CASE Filed July 24, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 B2 Harry/#fiel ffosgg'lBY E a M7 ATTORNEY M w M w 6 3 wm 3 .Il 2 5 2 f w* 3 M Z 3 0 U ,M 2 0 Z.3 9 9 4/ m4 l 7 4 W1 4 .7 3 Z 9 l W3 5 Z/ u f 5 4 r/o/ W 4 1 WVS.; 0.9.l Z F ab .Fl 3 y Patented May 20, 193 v UNITED. STATES HARRY BIEZLFLIZ4AND JOSEPH HEITEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS 0F ONE-THIRD TO HARRYJACOBSON,

or NEW Yomz, N. Y. f

VANITY CASE f application mea July 24, 192s. serial No. 294,955.

' This invention relates to vanity cases and particularly, tothe typeadapted to store andv dispense loose powder through suitable openings,and which type. .a

Diiiiculty has been experienced in the past with sifter cases for thereason that the powder is not properly confined in the case and scattersabout both in the case and outside thereof, due to the lack of means forproperly confining the loo'se powder. Another disadvantage is thatif-any unconiined loose' powder remains in the dispensing compartment,it frequently reaches the mirror of the case and prevents roperreflection by clouding the mirror. n none of the sifter cases heretoforein use is the loose powder automatically fed to the' dispensingcompartment, but said cases necessitate some'additional manual operationsuch as tapping or shaking the case or otherwise manipulating someparts'.

Our invention contemplates the provision of means in which theobjections above referred tol are met, and in which a predeterminedquantity of the powder is automatically fed for use into the dispensingcompartment when the cover of the case isopened.

The various objects of our invention will be clear from the descriptionwhich follows and from the drawings, in which,

Fig. 1 is atop plan view of one form of our improved case.

Fig. 2 is a partial vertical central section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a similarY section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1 and showingthe fasteningYA means for the movable parts in detail.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of a modified form of the movable parts.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the same, taken on the line 5 5 of Fig.4;

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another 'modiflied form of connection forthe moving parts.

Fig. 7 is a vertical central section of the same.

Fig. 8 is a perspective viewof another modification as applied to asquare or rectangular case.

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of the same.

type is known as the tsifter Fig. 10 is a transverse section and frontview of a portion of the same, showing the means for operating thedispensing blades.

Fig. 11 is a vertical section of a modified form of our improved case,showing another form of means for operating the dispensing blades, and

Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the support for said blades showing theblades mounted for swinging movement. t

In 'the practical embodiments of our invention which we have illustratedby way'of example, Vthe case may be round, square or polygonal inoutline and consists -preferably of'a lower member 1() provided with aloose powder storage compartment 11 and a dispensing compartment 12, andan upper member 13 hinged to the lower member by any suitable means as,for instance, the hinge 14.

A- mirror as 15 may be suitably held in the upper member 13 in amannerwhich is well known in the art, and hence which need' not bedescribed.

Referring'now to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive,

the partition 16 so as to contact with and to be heldl lirmly in placein the case member 1 0. lItl will be understood that the flange 18 orthe partition 16 may be permanently soldered 'in vplace if desired, orthat said partition and flange may be made of such dimensions as to litfrictionally into the case and to' be removable therefrom, should itbecome necessary.

vFor` feeding the loose powder in the storage compartment 11 through theopenings 17, We prefer to provide a slide 19 preferably formed of sheetmaterial. Apertures as 20 may be made in said slide by depressing thematerial therefrom at spaced Jintervals corresponding to the spacesbetween tlie openings 17 of the partition 16. Said depressed material isarranged'in inclined position and forms the dispensing blades 21. Formanipulating the slide 19, the securing member 222 passed through asuitable ear or loop 25 in said member 22. Slots as 26 are made at thesides of the partition 16, through which the headed rivets as 27 arepassed for securing the member 22 to the slide 19. Said rivets may beenlarged between the parts to maintain the spacing. A spring catch as 28ing of the cover 13,

may be arranged in connection with the lower case memberv 10 to engage asuitable indent 29 in the upper case member 13 whereby said case membersare maintained in their closed positions until opened manually.

It will be seen that when the case is opened,

the links 23`pull the members 22 and the Vslide 19 connected thereto,toward the rear of the case. The inclined dispensing blades 21 arethereby moved to feed the loose powder in the storage compartment'. 11up through the openings 2O and 17. Said openings are brought intoregistration in the open position of the case, so that` the loose powderis fed through the registering openings to the dispensing compartment12,- and is readily accessible to the user. The powder in the dispensingcompartment having been used up, there remains no loose powder in saidcompartmentto cloudthe`mirror 15 or to spread about to soil surroundingobjects, and no powder is wasted. Onv the closthe slide 19 is pushedforwardly, allowing `loose powder to shift above the blades-when thecase is moved or handled, as when it is placed in the purse. When thecover is closed, theapertures 17 are closed by the slide 19, so that nopowder can reachV the dispensing compartment 12 unless the case isopened.

, In order to provide means for filling the powder compartment 11, weprefer to hinge thex bottom 30 of said compartment about the hinge 31and to provide a closing edge 32 about-the periphery of said bottom toen'- gage a correspondinur edge on the remainder of the member 10,whereby leakage of powder is prevented. If desired, an annular bottommay be provided on the member 10, and

the hinge 31 arranged inside of the periphery.

In that case, the closing member 30 will be of less diameter than thatof the` member 10. We prefer, however,jto make the outer diameters ofthe members 10, 13 and 20 equal so as to presenta smooth outer surface011 the case when it is closed. In any case, suitable lips may beprovided on the members 30 and 10 between which a nail file or opener mabe-.insertedto open the bottom more easily. It will be seen that thepowder comartment can be filled quickly and easily by inverting the caseand opening the hinged.

being closed, no lpowder .can reach the dis'V pensing compartment.

In the modification illustrated in Figs. 4 Y v and 5, the top securingmembers 22 are dispensedwith, and the links 23 are connected directlywith the rivets 33. Said rivets are each provided with an upstandinghead- 34, suitable perforated for the reception ofthe end 35 of the link23,' the heads of said rivets being of/sufiicient diameter to engage thevupper surface of the partition 16 and to guide the slide 19 in itsmovement relatively thereto. L

As indicated in Figs. 6 and .7, the guiding rivets 27 and 33 may bedispensed with if desired, the slide 19 being held in proper slidingrelation to the partition 16 by the proj ectj ing ends 36 thereof,passing through the slots 37 in the partition and being made longer thansaid slotsso as slide 19 during its movement. In this construction, wehave shown a single loop 38 replacing-the support links 23.

of this form of our improved case, however,

is the same as the modiications previously to guide vsaid i Theoperation v dispensing compartment 12. As illustrated,

said blades 39 are hinged at their extremities 41, to suitable dependingprojections l42 or the flange 43 (depending from the slide 19. Thebottom edges 44 of the blades 39 may -1 beN swung upwardly vto forcefthepowder there above through the openings 20 and 17 when said openings arein registration, by dierent means, such and 11.

As shown in Fig.`9, said means'may consist of a plate 45.111 which thearcuate cam slots 46 are made. dered or otherwise secured to theupstanding side of the bottom case member 10, or may be otherwise heldin place, as may be found convenient or desirable. The slots 46 areadapted to receive ar suitable'projection as 47 on each of the blades 39and to force said blades upwardly as the cover-13 is opened, since theslide 19 is dra'wn rearwardly on the opening of the cover an causes theprojections 47 to move rearwardly and upwardlyin said slots, powderabove said blades upwardly into the powder compartment as-theopenings 17and 2O move into registration with each other.

As shown in Fig. 11, eliminated and the bottom 48 of the case so as isillustrated in Figs. 9

shaped as to provide cam surfaces which? Saidplate 45 may be sol-A theplates 45 may be' inseam A C have the same function as the slots 46hereis opened, that the powder in our improved I' inbefore mentioned. ,7

In either form of construction, as the cover is closed, the blades 39are allowed by the slots 46 or the cam surfaces 49 ofthe bottom 48 todrop downwardly, the powderin theA powder compartment shifting abovesaid blades during the usual handling of the case "as when returning itto a purse. e

It will be seen that we have provided simple means operatingautomatically to feed a predetermined quantity of loose powder` into adispensing compartment-as the case case is normally confined in thepowder compartment, and that protection against ythe flying about andwaste of powder and soiling ofarticles nearx the case due to straypowder, is prevented.

' It will further be seen that we have provided simple and eicientstructure for carrying out the objects of our invention, which structureis well adapted to meet the severe requirements of practical use. Whilewe have shown and described Certain specific embodiments of ourinvention, it will be J understood that we do not intend to limitourselves thereto but intend to claim our 1nvention as broadly asmay bepermitted by the state of the prior art and the terms of the appendedclaims.y

We claim: u,

1. In a vanity case, a lower case member, an upper case member hingedthereto, a onepiece apertured and slotted partition dividing the lowermember into a power storage compartment and a ldispensing compartment,and provided with a peripheral annular iiange engaging'said lowermember, a slide 'disposed underneath the partition and having aperturesadapted to register with tlfe aperturesin the partition when the case isopen, a hinged bottom on the lower member adapted to engage the loweredge of said flange, whereby loose powder may be-inserted into thestorage compartment, the outermost parts 'of said case members and saidbottom being flush in the closed position of the caseto providel asmooth outer surface,

inclined blades projecting downwardly from the slide, a link holdingmember secured to the slide and passing through the slot of thepartition, and a link connecting the link holding member to the uppermember for operating the slide when the case is `opened and for closingthe dispensing compartment when the case is closed.

2. In a vanity case, a lower case member, an uppercase member, anapertured partition dividing the lower member into a loose powderstorage compartment and having a pair of spaced slots therein, and adispensing compartment, an apertured slide associated with thepartition, and means for operating said slide automatically to bring theapertures of the slide andy the partition into registration when thecase is opened and to carry said apertures out of registration when thecase is closed and for maintaining said slide and partition in operativeengagement comprising a link pivotally secured at one end to thel vuppercase member, means projecting above said slide through the slots of theApartition and engaging the'upper face of the partition for guiding theslide, and a perforated head on the projecting` means for receiving theother end of the link.

3. In a vanity case, l members, a slotted partition inv one of saidmembers, a hinged closure for one of said members, a movable member forforwarding powder associated with said partition, an upf wardlyvprojecting element on the movable member passing through the slots ofthe partition and engaging the upper face of the partition formaintaining the partition and the movable member in operative lrelation,and means in the other case member operatively connected to saidfirst-mentioned means for.

moving the-movable member when the case is opened and closed.

4. In a vanity case, a pair of' hinged case members, a pair ofrelatively movable sheet metal members one above the otherin one ofl thecase members, a guiding member projecting from the lower sheet memberpast the opening of the last-mentioned case memberv and causing theapertures of the slide and partition to reglster, and for moving theslide into initial position on the closing of the lastmentioned casemember.

6. In a vanity case, a lower case member, a hinged lclosure member onsaid case member, a second case member, and powder forwarding meansincluding aplurality of oscillatory blades in said iirst case membervoperated by the movement of said second case member.

7 In a vanity case, ,a perforated member fitted therein, blades pivotedto the partition for swingingl movement below the member, a

a pair of hingedcase hinged bottom, and means for swinging said ,bladesfor feeding loose powder to points above the member on the opening ofsaid case. 8. In a vanity case, a pair of hinged case members, a hingedbottom on one of `said.v

members for allowing the lling of said member with loosepowder, powderfeeding means in said member, and a link attached to and supported bysaid means and to the other case member for operating said meansautomatilinl removably attached to the other case.

.cally on the opening of the case.

9. In a vanity case, a pair of hinged case members, a hinged bottom onone of said member for allowing said member to be lled with loosepowder, inclined blades pivotally mounted in said member, and means formoving fsaidfblades for forwardingpowder to an accessible place in saidmember including a member operatively connected to the-blades.

V10. In a vanity case,

tomon one of said members of the same diameter as said members, feedingmeans in said member operated by the opening of the case includinginclined blades` and a slide connected thereto, means for connecting theslide to the other case member a perforated partition abovesaidvslide,and a peripheral outer flange on said partition adapted to engage thebottomin the closed position thereof. 11. In a vanity case, powderadvancing means, including oscillatory blades, and means forautomatically operating said blades on the opening and closing of saidcase.

"storage compartment 12. In a vanity case, a pair of hinged casemembers, a pierced partition in the lower case member dividing saidmember into a powder and -a dispensing compartment, a pierced slidebelow said partition,

inclined blades projecting below said slide,

and pivoted thereto and means connecting the f slide to `the upper casemember for automati? and closing and closed feeding means forloosepowder sov . ly to the top comprising a plurality of bladesarranged in said case, and means for swinging said blades andoperatively connected to said case for oscillating said blades on theopening and closing o f the case.

15. In a vanity case, a palr of case members, powder feeding means inone of said including inclined oscillatory operatively connectingmembers blades, and means for said blades to the other Vof lsaid casemembers.

l 16. In a vanity case, an outer annular member,a pair of case membershinged respectiveand bottom edges of the annular member, movable powderfeeding means associa/ted with one of said members; and means forautomatically operating said feeding a pair of hinged case` members ofthe same diametera hinged botconnected to the other of the case means onthe movement of the other of Said members.

l17. In a vanity case for dispensing loose powder, a swingable'bladearranged in the case and moved to feed powder on the opening of thecase.

HARRY I-IEITEL. JOSEPH HEITEL.

